JAN 31: CONFESSION – 08:30 AM, DIVINE LITURGY – 9:00 AM (LIVE STREAMED), THE FOR EVERYONE BIBLE STUDY – 10:15 AM, DIVINE LITURGY – 11:00 AM.
NOTE: Tomorrow our Parish will have Divine Liturgy, as scheduled. If weather or road conditions make travel unsafe, please remember that you are encouraged to sanctify the Lord’s Day through prayer at home, reading the Holy Scriptures, and participating in the live stream of the Divine Liturgy. You may go to the Eparchy of Passaic website, as noted below, and find either Facebook, UTube, or other video of a parish’s Divine Liturgy on Saturday or Sunday in our Eparchy for which you can participate. Also, you can participate in Liturgy with the Typika Service in the Home, which you can find here: Typika Service at home Sunday Jan 25-2026
NOTE: Today we also commemorate Gregory the Theologian – Bishop. Please see next post for further information about him and the Gospel Reading for his feast day.
PROPERS:
Today’s Gospel Reading is Luke 15: 11-32, The Prodigal Son and His Brother, which is also the name of this Sunday. It is a story about a father and his 2 sons. The theme of the story is repentance and acceptance. The Prodigal Son is an image of each of us, as we resolve to break with our sins, return from exile, and start a new life. The parable gives assurance that the Father will receive us with joy and gladness in our journey through Great Lent/Fast and our journey home to God.
Streaming via Facebook Live. https://www.facebook.com/saintscyrilandmethodius/
Parishes live-streaming in the Diocese can be found here: https://www.eparchyofpassaic.com/directory
Reading from the “Journey Through the Great Fast” – Sunday of the Prodigal Son: SundayofProdigalSon
Reading for Sunday of the Prodigal Son: PRELentenReadingSundayoftheProdigalSon
Countdown to Great Lent 2027 (ByziKids – for those with children):
GOD WITH US ON LINE – THE SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON (from February 5, 2023): https://godwithusonline.org/reflections/the-sunday-of-the-prodigal-son-ruthenian/
“Preparation for the Great Fast
As noted during the last two weeks, the season of the Great Fast is preceded by liturgical preparation. We are now three Sundays before its beginning, during which we prepare ourselves for abstinence, prayer, and repentance. We are again reminded of our need for a “Lenten springtime,” and of the spiritual pitfalls that can divert us from our goal of communion with God. This third Sunday before the Great Fast, is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, which teaches us about repentence and acceptance. The Prodigal Son is an image of each of us, as we resolve to break with our sins, return from exile, and start a new life and return to God. This is also the last week to eat meat and thus, is called Meatfare Week.” From the Metropolitan Cantor Institute, Byzantine Eparchy of Pittsburgh – https://mci.archpitt.org/liturgy/Great_Fast.html
